koddo1 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I stopped playing this game a year or so ago, and have come back now to find it just a completely different game. I read people's posts and I can't even understand 90% of the acronyms anymore. It's crazy. I'm glad I don't have any members/combat accounts anymore because I think I would just be scared off by all the changes. There isn't really a point to this thread, just for me to say...wow. Also, do you think this game is better now than it was a year ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormveritas Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Overall the game is better. Dungeoneering, while not for everyone, is a pretty fun skill to play with. The rewards, in the forms of chaotic weapons (amongst MANY others) are fantastic. Access to new content including frost dragons (which take the bite out of prayer training) and effigies make for easier skill training as well. I am sure some would disagree, but on the whole it's been positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danqazmlp Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Let me say this first, Hi koddo! The game has changed, but It gives you the opportunity to have that experience of exploration without knowing what you are doing. It is a valuable time which will quickly run out, so enjoy it while you can. Want to be my friend? Look under my name to the left<<< and click the 'Add as friend' button!Big thanks to Stevepole for the signature!^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koddo1 Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 Hey Dan :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saradomin_Mage Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I don't think you'll even like the new look of your CW shield. In real life MMO you don't get 99 smithing by making endless bronze daggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSxqPowerx Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Hi Koddo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koddo1 Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 Hi Koddo Hey friend of toast :) Where is Toast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4ylan Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 welcome to wowscape ~~~The Harpy List~~~Harpy Facts~~~It's Super Effective~~~The Beginning~~~Harpy Therapy Center~~~Alg~~~Jedi Harpy~~~Rohirrim~~~Attenuation~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star_Fox Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Hi. Wb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Gabe Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Oo I remember you. Jagex ruined your castle wars gear btw Three months banishment to 9gag is something i would never wish upon anybody, not even my worst enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezz Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 welcome to wowscapeHow is it more like wow now compared to before? Just curious. [insert birds flying in a circle here]Yes, that sig was annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4ylan Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 welcome to wowscapeHow is it more like wow now compared to before? Just curious. just a joke ~~~The Harpy List~~~Harpy Facts~~~It's Super Effective~~~The Beginning~~~Harpy Therapy Center~~~Alg~~~Jedi Harpy~~~Rohirrim~~~Attenuation~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxshady Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 welcome to wowscape LOL. Another kid who has obviously never played WoW. Runescape couldn't be more different from World of Warcraft if it tried. just a joke Even if you were joking (which I doubt), the sad truth is that most of the RS Community would agree with you. Also, do you think this game is better now than it was a year ago? Definitely. Jagex continues to tweak the game to make it more accessible and user friendly, and new content is of very high quality - Dungeoneering especially. Although major storylines haven't been touched in a while, new quests are very playable, and from a technical standpoint the game is becoming more robust by the month (new graphics, new sound effects, engine updates, etc). The core gameplay remains the same, however. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blutters Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I didn't know you before, but welcome back anyway. I would agree with the first response that overall the game has improved however...At the risk of sounding overly negative, with each new update and upgrade to SOME existing content, much of the rest of the game feels worse and worse. Fortunately for you there's a ton of new activities of a standard, higher quality for you to do before you might have to or want to catch up on old things. Unfortunately, the older, neglected content seems horrible in comparison and hurts some areas of the game. Think of it like a scale - One side is new content and the other side is old content and on each side lies a stack of enjoyment. As more new content is released, more of the enjoyment from the old content side of the scale is re-appropriated to the new content side. I hope you have fun catching up though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youmu Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Runescape now is definitely better than it was before. With all the constant updates and new content, how is the game going for the worse? :) I suggest you try out all of the new quests/diaries and dungeoneering. They are probably the most major stuff out of all of them. Not to mention, there's the Halloween event now! @ xxshady: That was rather unnecessary... BlogTrimmed | Master Quester | Final BossBoss pets: Bombi | Shrimpy | Ellie | Tz-Rek Jad | Karil the Bobbled | Mega Ducklings120s: Dungeoneering | Invention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gspbeetle Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Nevertheless the word "noob" is still the word we use to call our comrades and "another boring update" is still the most used comment in this section... Anyways, always a good idea to sell your expensive weapon before taking a break as this game updates in term of weeks. Examine ChenGMT (level: 138) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armadillo48 Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Yo Koddo, I said the exact same thing. I hadn't played for 6+ months and came back and didn't recognise so much. I've just wc'ed since getting members as it's easy to afk thanks to ivy but once I get 99 i'm going to get back into slaying. I did a bit of f2p dungeoneering but doubt i'll do it on p2p. It's taken me 2 weeks but I think I understand most stuff now. I'm too old school for my own good. Mizen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I was off for 12+ months and when I came back I had a lot to catch up on, there's a lot of good changes, they just take a while to get used too, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King73 Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Yes, the game has made a ton of progress in the past year, But I say boo to the trade limit lol. Welcome back also! as a new member of Tip.it I dont know you but its always nice to see someone come back after an absence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBK Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Yeah several times in my rs career I've quit for around 6 months at a time and come back and found so many changes, I find it fun though to discover all the new content you didn't know about after a break from the game. The worst was when I quit after getting 99 wcing and came back to find they had added ivy/sawmill and devalued my hard work getting it all on yews, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z0diark Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Hay Koddo. I kinda know what you mean, I was semi inactive from feb-july and alot has changed but I think I kept fairly up to date just reading forums etc so it wasn't too hard to figure stuff out. I still seem to find out new stuff every now and then that seems to be common knowledge but I missed it due to inactivity. Personally I'd probably say the game is worse but that's just me and I'm getting a bit bored of it now. O and yea cw armour is ugly as hell now (and cw is a bit weird to play due to some of the updates). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armadillo48 Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Castle Wars is crap now, although thankfully there's a load of new items if you like wasting your tickets! (sarcasm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaJ Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 A better comparison is looking at 2006 and now. Completely different generation and a vastly different aspect of how people view the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerchantInTheDark Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I thought when I first saw this thread it would be by someone who stopped playing 3+ years ago. I haven't seen that much of a change between now and last year, just more items/minigames. All the game-wide changes (wilderness, pvp, Grand Exchange, etc) came in the two years before that. Guide - How To Prepare For (And profit From) Free Trade & the Return of the Wilderness2.17B Total Wealth ~ The Original Grand Exchange Merchant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koddo1 Posted October 25, 2010 Author Share Posted October 25, 2010 I thought when I first saw this thread it would be by someone who stopped playing 3+ years ago. I haven't seen that much of a change between now and last year, just more items/minigames. All the game-wide changes (wilderness, pvp, Grand Exchange, etc) came in the two years before that. Well part of what's shocking to me is how fast it happened. What I'm mainly talking about is high level combat stuff. Prices, techniques for bosses, drops...along with dungeoneering it is an awful lot to take in. Suddenly DKs are incredibly popular again. Who knew that would ever happen. And it's good to know that the one thing that would ever bring me back to members (Castle Wars) is messed up now. Much less incentive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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